PTE Result and Score
Understand the PTE score scale, how your Overall Score is calculated, and what each Communicative Skill contributes.
PTE Score Scale
Scored 10-90 across four Communicative Skills.
Speaking
Scored by PTE's automated engine on Content, Oral Fluency, and Pronunciation.
Writing
Scored on Content, Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling, and Discourse across essay and summary tasks.
Reading
Scored across multiple-choice, re-order paragraph, and fill-in-the-blank item types.
Listening
Scored across dictation, summary, and fill-in-the-blank item types.
How Your PTE Overall Score Works
PTE Academic uses integrated item types, so many questions score more than one skill at once. Your Overall Score is the equally-weighted average of your four Communicative Skills scores, each on a 10-90 scale.
Results Timeline and Checking Your Likely Score
When results come out
Because PTE Academic is AI-scored end to end, including Speaking, results are typically released faster than exams that rely on human examiners - often within a few business days of your test.
Check your likely score first
Every practice attempt on Practet is scored instantly on the same 10-90 scale used in the real exam, with a full breakdown by Communicative Skill - use our PTE score calculator to estimate your Overall Score anytime.